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Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has successfully completed noise and vibration measurement and analysis for five offshore patrol vessels built at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard. IRS’ Marine Technical Services (MTS) are recognised for accurate data acquisition and in-depth analysis. GSL has appreciated IRS for continuous support and timely completion of the project despite challenges caused by the global pandemic.

Noise and vibration measurement are carried out to ascertain...

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Indian Register of Shipping classed vessel ‘Balbir’ was delivered by Hindustan Shipyard Limited to the Indian Navy earlier this month. This was the 200th vessel delivered by HSL to Indian Navy.

During the ceremony, the Class certificates were handed over to Cmde Kunjumon E. Mathew, Director (Shipbuilding), HSL by Mr Saikat Roychowdhury, Head of Survey Station, IRS Visakhapatnam. The 50-tonne bollard pull tug, sailed out on 8 January 2022 with HSL engineers onboard for delivery to Indian Navy at...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/indian-register-of-shipping-classed-50ton-bollard-pull-tug-balbir-delivered-to-indian-navy/

International ship classification society, Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has played an integral role in the drafting of the Inland Vessels Bill which was recently passed by the Parliament. The Inland Vessels Act 2021 repeals the earlier Inland Vessels Act 1917 which needed major revisions to remove several archaic and redundant provisions and be in sync with the current times.

The legislation is designed to promote economical and safe transportation and trade through India’s inland...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/irclass-helps-strengthen-inland-vessel-legislation/

International ship classification society, Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has just completed the classification of a 9589GT, seven deck vehicle carrier to a livestock carrier named Freesia. This is the second conversion of its type following the successful conversion of its first Lebanese-flagged vessel, Jouri, in April 2020.

The conversion of the Panama-flagged Freesia (previously the City of Barcelona) required meticulous planning and close coordination with all stakeholders. The...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/irclass-successfully-completes-vessel-conversion-project-in-turkey/